Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Fortunately, Prince Charles emphasizes the sort of balance that is needed. And yet, it is quite clear that it is easy to spin things any which way, and sometimes that happens to royalty too as apparently, due to past statements, anything he says in terms of caution will now fuel a sense that he is anti-science. More

The chief executive of Nano-Tex LLC warned about the mounting hype around his company and other nanotechnology startups at a recent investor conference. But the first question from the audience showed how his message had been digested.